A piece of Metal History right here... If you know your Heavy Metal history, you will know that Metallica's first recorded track (which was actually a demo of the song Hit The Lights that is only available on this pressing) appeared on this release...thanks to Brian Slagel (Metal Blade Records Founder) helping his friend Lars Ulrich with his new band. An easy way to know if you have a first pressing of the record is to look on the back and verify if Metallica is spelled wrong (MeTTallica).
I had the chance to meet Brian Slagel at one of Metallica's private concert to celebrate their 30th Anniversary at The Fillmore in San Francisco. I thank him for giving a chance to Metallica and all those Heavy Metal bands that he put on his label.
Metal Massacre - 1st Pressing - Metal Blade Records - MBR 1001 - 1982 - US
Metallica - Whiplash (Neckbrace Remix!) - 1983 - EP - US - Megaforce
I'm not sure why they decided to release a "remix" of their Whiplash track... but the funny thing about that one is that the Live Track available on Side B of the records are actually studio tracks with added crowd :)
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